Mous Lamrabat | |
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Born | Moustapha Lamrabat 1983 (age 40–41) Temsaman, Morocco |
Alma mater | Royal Academy of Fine Arts (KASK) |
Occupation | Photographer |
Website | https://mousmous.com/ |
Moustapha "Mous" Lamrabat (born 1983) [1] [2] is a Moroccan-born Belgian photographer, of Moroccan and Flemish descent. [3] He is known for both fashion photography under Studio Mousmous, and fine art photography. [3] [4]
Lamrabat was born in Temsaman, northern Morocco; at the age of 2 his family moved to Belgium. [5] He grew up in Sint-Niklaas in a family of nine children. [3] [6]
He studied interior design at Royal Academy of Fine Arts (KASK) in Ghent and graduated in 2009. [6] [2] He is self taught in the field of photography. [7]
In 2019, he had his first solo exhibition Mousganistan, held at the SteM Zwijgershoek museum in Sint-Niklaas. [8] [9] His fine art photography will often highlight his subjects donning niqabs, abayas, and kaftan robes. [7] He creates hybrid images by using Islamic symbols, such as traditional clothing; and pairs it with Western brand iconography and pop culture references. [10] [11]
Lamrabat has worked for Elle, Vogue Italia, Vogue Arabia, GQ Middle East, and Esquire. [6] [12] [8]
Mous Lamrabat | |
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Born | Moustapha Lamrabat 1983 (age 40–41) Temsaman, Morocco |
Alma mater | Royal Academy of Fine Arts (KASK) |
Occupation | Photographer |
Website | https://mousmous.com/ |
Moustapha "Mous" Lamrabat (born 1983) [1] [2] is a Moroccan-born Belgian photographer, of Moroccan and Flemish descent. [3] He is known for both fashion photography under Studio Mousmous, and fine art photography. [3] [4]
Lamrabat was born in Temsaman, northern Morocco; at the age of 2 his family moved to Belgium. [5] He grew up in Sint-Niklaas in a family of nine children. [3] [6]
He studied interior design at Royal Academy of Fine Arts (KASK) in Ghent and graduated in 2009. [6] [2] He is self taught in the field of photography. [7]
In 2019, he had his first solo exhibition Mousganistan, held at the SteM Zwijgershoek museum in Sint-Niklaas. [8] [9] His fine art photography will often highlight his subjects donning niqabs, abayas, and kaftan robes. [7] He creates hybrid images by using Islamic symbols, such as traditional clothing; and pairs it with Western brand iconography and pop culture references. [10] [11]
Lamrabat has worked for Elle, Vogue Italia, Vogue Arabia, GQ Middle East, and Esquire. [6] [12] [8]